At the Kramarsky Collection, we have been producing online exhibition catalogues for each of our collaborative shows with university and regional museums since 2011, all on the Wordpress platform.
In chronological order, they are: www.aboutdrawing.org/drawntapedburned www.artequalstext.com www.aboutdrawing.org/notations You'll note that the sites have become more attractive (not to mention functional) over time...our staff is two people and our budget is very small, so I have had to learn HTML/CSS myself in order to edit Wordpress themes and plugins to create what we want. There's a learning curve, but it really can be done! I'm happy to speak to anyone who's interested to know more about this process. However, our situation is probably quite different from any larger institution with a bigger staff/budget. All best, Rachel Rachel Nackman Curator About Drawing / Werner H. Kramarsky Collection<http://www.aboutdrawing.org/> rachel at aboutdrawing.org (212) 966-6601 On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 8:00 AM, <mcn-l-request at mcn.edu> wrote: > Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to > mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mcn-l-request at mcn.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Job Openings-Interactive Technology (Weinstein, William) > 2. IP SIG FW: Museum IP CAA Creativity and Copyright Survey > (Diane Zorich) > 3. Re: Special exhibition websites (Bill Swersey) > 4. Re: Special exhibition websites (TAMSEN SCHWARTZMAN) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:54:25 -0400 > From: "Weinstein, William" <WWeinstein at philamuseum.org> > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Subject: [MCN-L] Job Openings-Interactive Technology > Message-ID: > <F49F2B9E060C8140AEA79CB09DE7ADE414565EA6 at pmapicasso.pmant1.local> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > The Philadelphia Museum of Art is embarking on a five year strategic > plan that will include a significant increase in the use of interactive > technology for interpretation and audience development activities. To > support this initiative the museum is expanding its team with the > addition of two new positions: > > > > Interactive Developer: > > > > The Interactive Developer will work with technical and non-technical > Museum staff to develop compelling interactive experiences both onsite > and online. Development projects will include web, mobile and kiosk > applications and require an extensive knowledge of mobile web > development and a sophisticated knowledge of user-interface design. The > Interactive Developer works closely with Education, Curatorial, > Conservation, Exhibit Design, Visitor Services and Marketing staff and > must be able to communicate complex technical issues in a clear and > compelling way to project team members. > > > > Interactive Content Writer: > > > > The Interactive Content Writer will conceptualize and develop compelling > narratives about the Museum's collection and exhibitions for a variety > of different media platforms and audiences. The Interactive Content > Wrier will work closely with Education, Curatorial and other staff to > adapt copy from a variety of sources for use in various in gallery and > on-line presentations. They will also create pre-production assets for > interactive interpretative content including storylines, video/audio > scripts and descriptive text. > > > > This is an exciting time to work at the museum as this new interactive > technology team will play a lead role in the creation and support of > innovative technology projects. If you or someone you know is > interested in these exciting opportunities, forward your resume and > cover letter to wweinstein at philamusuem.org > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:26:48 -0400 > From: Diane Zorich <dianezorich at comcast.net> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG FW: Museum IP CAA Creativity and Copyright > Survey > Message-ID: <CD6353B3.C5BB%dzorich at mindspring.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > From: david_sturtevant_museum <threetstudio at yahoo.com> > Reply-To: <musip at yahoogroups.com> > Date: Monday, March 11, 2013 9:05 AM > To: <musip at yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Museum IP CAA Creativity and Copyright Survey > forwarded message: > > CAA Creativity and Copyright Survey > > The College Art Association is conducting research in the visual arts > community on uses of third party copyrighted images and other works with > the > goal of creating a code of fair use practices for scholars, artists, > teachers, and museum professionals. This research is funded by a major > grant > from the Mellon Foundation and is part of the first phase of what will be a > four year project. > > The survey will take 15 minutes to complete. We need to hear from you. > Thank > you for participating in this important survey. > > Survey link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/25V2BH3 > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:10:53 -0400 > From: Bill Swersey <bswersey at asiasociety.org> > To: "mcn-l at mcn.edu" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Special exhibition websites > Message-ID: <A2EBCFC9-F3FE-4F6D-BB93-15D5E97F298D at asiasociety.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > For many years Asia Society Museum commissioned a mini-site for nearly > every new exhibition. Originally they were highly customized HTML, > sometimes Flash. Expensive to build, impossible to maintain over time. > > About 5 years ago we switched to templated WordPress sites for most > exhibitions - my department (Digital Media for all of Asia Society) worked > with the museum department to streamline the site structure since most > sites had similar basic components (about the exhibition, image gallery, > visit info, curator essay, intro video, etc). Design was usually derived > from the catalog and exhibition design and we typically spent $1500-2500 > with a freelancer to customize WordPress. > > The biggest problem with this approach was that these mini-sites were > completely detached from our main Drupal website - the content was not in > the same database, the mini-sites did not offer the same user interface, > front-end features. Keeping dozens of old WordPress sites current (security > updates, standard interface features, etc) was a real chore (and often was > not done). > > Last year we launched exhibition templates within our Drupal system, so we > can now easily build pages for each new exhibition via our Drupal CMS. > Most of the work is done my non-technical staff from the museum and > time-to-launch has been significantly decreased. Obviously there have been > considerable cost savings. > > Current example: > http://asiasociety.org/new-york/exhibitions/artful-recluse-painting-poetry-and-politics-seventeenth-century-china > > The biggest downside (at least from some people's perspective) is the lack > of a unique look and feel for each site. We do allow a "poster" image for > each and also create large custom promotional images for our home pages. > Still time/cost savings, consistency of user interface and the ability for > the template to evolve going forward are very significant. > > This solution has also been utilized by our new Hong Kong and Houston, TX > centers which opened in 2012. Both have exhibition spaces (though they're > not technically "museums"). > > Our decision to go to a more templated vs. custom mini-site approach was > definitely helped by the Metropolitan Museum's decision to do the same when > they relaunched their site last year. > http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions > > I should say that from time to time we have had discussions about possibly > building custom mini-sites for major exhibitions in the future if there's a > concept and/or content that the current template cannot support and of > course if funding exists. > > ...Bill > > Bill Swersey | Executive Director, Digital Media & Strategy | Asia Society > | 725 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 | 212-327-9326 | www.AsiaSociety.org > <http://www.AsiaSociety.org/> > Hong Kong | Houston | Los Angeles | Manila | Mumbai | New York | San > Francisco | Seoul | Shanghai | Sydney | Washington DC > > Twitter: @AsiaSociety @Swersey | facebook.com/asiasociety< > http://facebook.com/asiasociety> | youtube.com/asiasociety< > http://youtube.com/asiasociety> > > > > > > On Mar 9, 2013, at 7:00 AM, <mcn-l-request at mcn.edu<mailto: > mcn-l-request at mcn.edu>> wrote: > > Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 19:53:18 +0000 > From: Heather Hart <hhart at broadartfoundation.org<mailto: > hhart at broadartfoundation.org>> > To: "mcn-l at mcn.edu<mailto:mcn-l at mcn.edu>" <mcn-l at mcn.edu<mailto: > mcn-l at mcn.edu>> > Subject: [MCN-L] Special exhibition websites > Message-ID: > > <EE61658759D9144C8B77BE519820BCF88F5ADE at > VM-TBAFEXCH1.broadartfoundation.local > <mailto: > EE61658759D9144C8B77BE519820BCF88F5ADE at > VM-TBAFEXCH1.broadartfoundation.local > >> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi everyone, > > I was wondering if some of you would be willing to share your experiences > on creating exhibition-specific sub-websites vs. integrating special > exhibition content into an existing design, which can be limiting. > > Particularly I would be interested to hear, if you have experience with > both scenarios, which you felt was more effective and why or (since this is > probably not a one-size-fits-all topic) what circumstances would make you > personally select one format over another. If you have any stats you could > share that reinforce your opinions, that would be great too. > > Thanks, > > Heather Hart > Director of IT > > the > broad art foundation > > 3355 Barnard Way > Santa Monica, CA 90405 > 310.399.4004 office > 310.606.1215 mobile > 310.399.7799 fax > hhart at broadartfoundation.org<mailto:hhart at > broadartfoundation.org><mailto: > hhart at broadartfoundation.org> > www.broadartfoundation.org<http://www.broadartfoundation.org/>< > http://www.broadartfoundation.org/> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:17:53 +0000 > From: TAMSEN SCHWARTZMAN <TAMSEN_SCHWARTZMAN at exchange.fitnyc.edu> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Special exhibition websites > Message-ID: > <150AB4ACDC73E549A3CF0BDC941EBC0929169B at exdb-c108-01.fitsuny.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Bill, > Many many thanks for your extensive post on this topic. The Museum at FIT > is in the middle of discussions on how best to change our exhibition > website strategy...and moving to Wordpress has been one of the primary > routes we've been discussing. I hope I might be able to reach out to you > (or a colleague) in a couple of weeks to learn more about your experience > with Wordpress. > > Many thanks!! > > Tamsen Schwartzman > Museum Media Manager > The Museum at FIT, Room E116 > Seventh Avenue at 27th Street > New York, NY 10001 > 212~217~4547 ** 212~217~4561 fax > www.fitnyc.edu/museum > > Visit our collections online at fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu > Find us on Facebook: > Follow us on Twitter @Museumatfit > > ________________________________________ > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] on behalf of Bill > Swersey [bswersey at asiasociety.org] > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 11:10 AM > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Special exhibition websites > > For many years Asia Society Museum commissioned a mini-site for nearly > every new exhibition. Originally they were highly customized HTML, > sometimes Flash. Expensive to build, impossible to maintain over time. > > About 5 years ago we switched to templated WordPress sites for most > exhibitions - my department (Digital Media for all of Asia Society) worked > with the museum department to streamline the site structure since most > sites had similar basic components (about the exhibition, image gallery, > visit info, curator essay, intro video, etc). Design was usually derived > from the catalog and exhibition design and we typically spent $1500-2500 > with a freelancer to customize WordPress. > > The biggest problem with this approach was that these mini-sites were > completely detached from our main Drupal website - the content was not in > the same database, the mini-sites did not offer the same user interface, > front-end features. Keeping dozens of old WordPress sites current (security > updates, standard interface features, etc) was a real chore (and often was > not done). > > Last year we launched exhibition templates within our Drupal system, so we > can now easily build pages for each new exhibition via our Drupal CMS. > Most of the work is done my non-technical staff from the museum and > time-to-launch has been significantly decreased. Obviously there have been > considerable cost savings. > > Current example: > http://asiasociety.org/new-york/exhibitions/artful-recluse-painting-poetry-and-politics-seventeenth-century-china > > The biggest downside (at least from some people's perspective) is the lack > of a unique look and feel for each site. We do allow a "poster" image for > each and also create large custom promotional images for our home pages. > Still time/cost savings, consistency of user interface and the ability for > the template to evolve going forward are very significant. > > This solution has also been utilized by our new Hong Kong and Houston, TX > centers which opened in 2012. Both have exhibition spaces (though they're > not technically "museums"). > > Our decision to go to a more templated vs. custom mini-site approach was > definitely helped by the Metropolitan Museum's decision to do the same when > they relaunched their site last year. > http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions > > I should say that from time to time we have had discussions about possibly > building custom mini-sites for major exhibitions in the future if there's a > concept and/or content that the current template cannot support and of > course if funding exists. > > ...Bill > > Bill Swersey | Executive Director, Digital Media & Strategy | Asia Society > | 725 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 | 212-327-9326 | www.AsiaSociety.org > <http://www.AsiaSociety.org/> > Hong Kong | Houston | Los Angeles | Manila | Mumbai | New York | San > Francisco | Seoul | Shanghai | Sydney | Washington DC > > Twitter: @AsiaSociety @Swersey | facebook.com/asiasociety< > http://facebook.com/asiasociety> | youtube.com/asiasociety< > http://youtube.com/asiasociety> > > > > > > On Mar 9, 2013, at 7:00 AM, <mcn-l-request at mcn.edu<mailto: > mcn-l-request at mcn.edu>> wrote: > > Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 19:53:18 +0000 > From: Heather Hart <hhart at broadartfoundation.org<mailto: > hhart at broadartfoundation.org>> > To: "mcn-l at mcn.edu<mailto:mcn-l at mcn.edu>" <mcn-l at mcn.edu<mailto: > mcn-l at mcn.edu>> > Subject: [MCN-L] Special exhibition websites > Message-ID: > > <EE61658759D9144C8B77BE519820BCF88F5ADE at > VM-TBAFEXCH1.broadartfoundation.local > <mailto: > EE61658759D9144C8B77BE519820BCF88F5ADE at > VM-TBAFEXCH1.broadartfoundation.local > >> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi everyone, > > I was wondering if some of you would be willing to share your experiences > on creating exhibition-specific sub-websites vs. integrating special > exhibition content into an existing design, which can be limiting. > > Particularly I would be interested to hear, if you have experience with > both scenarios, which you felt was more effective and why or (since this is > probably not a one-size-fits-all topic) what circumstances would make you > personally select one format over another. If you have any stats you could > share that reinforce your opinions, that would be great too. > > Thanks, > > Heather Hart > Director of IT > > the > broad art foundation > > 3355 Barnard Way > Santa Monica, CA 90405 > 310.399.4004 office > 310.606.1215 mobile > 310.399.7799 fax > hhart at broadartfoundation.org<mailto:hhart at > broadartfoundation.org><mailto: > hhart at broadartfoundation.org> > www.broadartfoundation.org<http://www.broadartfoundation.org/>< > http://www.broadartfoundation.org/> > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 91, Issue 7 > ************************************ >
